- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football Quotes
Reflections from the field, the sideline, and the stands.
This set of football quotes draws on players describing what the game demanded of them, from proving doubters wrong despite their size to naming the skills that earned them a nickname. A few speak plainly about football being central to who they are, not just a pastime. For more on the people who play it, see our Football Players quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always brag about my football skills.
- Doubt
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no doubt about it; playing football and how tough it is on the body afterwards.
- Football Players
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports.
- Play Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't have to play football.
- Prison
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in prison, rap was all I had at that point because I was kicked out of school, all that education just gone and I couldn't come out of prison to play football - that was all over with.
- Best Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Physically I was not strong enough to play at Celtic and I know myself it was not my best time as a football player, for sure.
- Boy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since I was a young boy, it was about playing football, always as a striker, never another position.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a little boy, my dream was to play in Spanish football, which I've done, and then it was the Premier League, so it's all worked out OK.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is getting bigger but ice hockey is still the biggest sport back home.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't really adapt to Scottish football well, but I enjoyed my time there. The physical nature and the pace of the game was a big thing, and many of the teams defended really deep against Celtic so there was not so much space to run in behind. That's a big part of my game, so that was one thing as well.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I could be like any other quarterback that played in the National Football League, I would have to say Brett Favre is the guy. Besides the injuries and the hits and everything, he had a pretty successful career. He's a Hall of Famer for sure, multiple Super Bowls, and that's something that I look forward to doing.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just going to continue focusing on becoming a better football player, attacking the offseason with the mindset of getting stronger and doing everything that I can to show that when the time comes, I'm ready to play football.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel Teddy Bridgewater is an accurate passer. He's a leader who wants to make everyone else around him better. Someone who's a hard worker, someone who smart with the football and takes care of the football. Someone who competes at a high level on a consistent basis.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to take as many reps as I can, whether it's on a video game, playing EA 'Madden Football' or in the playbook, just drawing it or just visualizing it in my head.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020